Melbourne-based AIM Defence has won a $4.9 million contract from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to build a world-first, deployable Directed Energy (DE) System, Fractal:2, for ongoing counter-drone testing and evaluation. AIM Defence expects Fractl:2 to be in the hands…
Haifa-based Elbit Systems has been awarded a US$600 million ($917 million) contract from Hanwha Defense Australia to supply self-protection systems for the Australian Army’s Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV). Hanwha Defense Australia was awarded the $7 billion contract to provide…
Two Australian Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS) companies have been selected to participate in the third edition of the Canadian Department of National Defence’s 2024 C-UAS Sandbox exercise in May and June. This year's event is centred on detecting and defeating…
Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has demonstrated its Australian-made Directed Energy (DE) and kinetic counter-drone capabilities in a field environment, in front of an international audience of potential export customers from Europe, the Middle East, North America, and South East Asia.…
US firm Leidos has been awarded a US$334 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in developing an air-breathing hypersonic system. The Expendable Hypersonic Multi-mission ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) and Strike program, known as Mayhem, will…